Leadership

The core values, or motivation for starting the software company that the founders have can keep an agile team from becoming toxic.

Over the years I’ve had to lead many software developers, and it’s become much easier since letting go of being seen as “the expert”.

One of the most frustrating software projects I’ve been on was when we designed a product that never got built!

Does it sometimes feel like the decisions made by leaders are almost trying to get programmers to hate their software development projects?

It takes special software leadership skills to learn what customers want through lean software development.

If you get the feeling your software project is in a death spiral, there are several things you should try before you give up hope!

How you say no on a software project can build resentment if you don’t establish clear boundaries – and decline the request with grace.

Only democratic teams that have an inclusive technical culture bring out the best in people by giving them shared ownership over software architecture.

Get that sinking feeling the people running your company don’t know what they’re doing? Here’s 5 signs your software business is led by amateurs!​​

Here’s some strategies for confronting difficult other software developers if they’re making it hard to get work done.​

To let the customer take a larger role in deciding what’s in your product, and release it multiple times per day — you’ll have to overcome attachment.

Get people to agree and come to consensus so you can grow on your software project, or in your career with these tips I’ve learned.

Before you can try something new that requires other people to support you, you’ve got to win trust for your software development ideas.

As a servant leader, you can help other people that work with you so they’re more fulfilled, and inspire them on your software projects.

Since software development is “knowledge work”, it benefits from the creative ideas and experiences individuals bring to each problem.